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March 25 1924. Re. 5,80

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AUTOIOBILE BUHPEB.

Original Io. 1,894,898, dated October 85, 1881, Serial No. "399, lied August 8,1821. Application icr' reissue filed April 27, 1823. I'll-l lea 835,152.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Osoan H. Gone, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfieldcnda State 0 Connecticut, have invented new and usefulIm rovements in Automobile Bumpers, of which the following is a specification, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, formin a part thereof. I

The purpose of t 's invention is to provide s ring bar type having duplex impact bar. t in the-elements and features of construction shown and described, as indill cated in the claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bumper embodyi this invention. I Figure is a section at the line, 22, on

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e bumper shown comprises an impact member consisting of two transversel exing impact bars, 1, 1, both set vertically edgewise in substantially the same vertical 85 plane, and preferably both having their opposite ends reflexed rearward so as to form end loops as seen at 1', the reflexed parts being preferably both flexed vertically, ,one

upward and the other downward, to bring 3' them together at a int about "midway between the plane of t e upper edge of the upr bar, and that of lower edge of the lower ar. The two bars 1, 1, are spaced'apart a small distance, preferably not exceeding the 35 -vertical width of each bar, and the arosecured together by vertical cross ties, 2, 2, to which the supporting arms, 3, 3, of the bumper are secured for attaching the bum r to the vehicle. Preferably the vertical y flexed ends of the bars are lapped one 'upon the other and secured together bolts or rivets, 4. Preferably the vertica cross ties, 2, are two-membered clamps, the two members, 2', 2", being clamped together for clamping the im aetbars, 1, 1,' between them, by means 0 aclamping bolt, 5, which serves also for securin the super-tin ar 's.

vcrsely extending bars, sct vemcully wise in substantiallythe same vertical; 2, both being similarly reflexed rearward at. rt both ends, and having the reflexed' parts at. each end flexed vertically toward each. other and united, whereby there are formed double-barred hooks for guarding the wheels; and supporting arms secured to both 64: said impact bars at oints inward'from the end loops respective y.

2. In combination with'fthe construction defined in claim 1, f0 oing, vertical ties by which the horizontal ars are secured together at points inward from said reflexed end parts, the supporting arms being secured to said vertical ties respectively.

3. Anautomobile bumper com rising an impact member consisting of two orizontal 1o transversely. extended .bars set vertically edgewise in substantially the same vertical plane; inflexible ties extending across both i said bars at a substantial distance inward from their opposite ends for securing said 73 bars rigidly together and definitely spacing them apart, and supporting arms of flat spring bar sctverticu y edgewisesecured to said ties, respectively, and curved horizontally in opposite directions from their se curement to said vertical ties and from their said curves extending for attachment to the m hand at Bridgeport, Conn, this 17th day go 0 April, 1923. s a

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